Risks and Warnings for Paxil (paroxetine)

Paxil (paroxetine) may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, especially if used in children or adolescents. Watch for worsening depression or any changes in your mood or behavior. Report anything concerning to your doctor immediately. Paxil (paroxetine) is not approved for use in children younger than age 18.

This is a black box warning. The FDA requires this warning when there is a significant risk of serious or life-threatening effects that anyone taking the drug should consider.

Means that some groups have a high risk of experiencing this side effect

Pharmacist Q&A

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Reviewed Paxilon 11/13/2016If you have any history of drug or alcohol abuse, you are likely to relapse, and make other horrible decisions, as this prescription distorts reality and makes you think nothing matters, or that there are no consequences for poor choices. By the time you try to come off it, the damage is done, and you will go through weeks of hell trying to wean yourself off because the withdrawal symptoms are horrendous. This drug is banned in many countries, for obvious reasons.

Reviewed Paxilon 9/3/2017That even when tapering off it slowly I could still get severe discontinuation syndrome. The constant drowsiness while taking it wasn't worth it. I got far more out of the psychotherapy.

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Woman

A few months

Anxiety

Worth it

Worked so-so

Low hassle

Reviewed Paxilon 8/13/2017Take it before bed to avoid drowsiness

22

Woman

Two years or more

Depression

Not sure

Worked well

Some hassle

Reviewed Paxilon 7/19/201714+ years. Helps a lot with anxiety, have to take at night because it causes drowsiness. Very bad withdrawal. I probably don't need it anymore, but can't get off because of the withdrawal symptoms.

33

Woman

Two years or more

Anxiety

Weight

Worth it

Worked well

Low hassle

Reviewed Paxilon 10/10/2016Gained a fair bit of weight

21

Woman

Anxiety

Not sure

Worked so-so

Some hassle

Reviewed Paxilon 10/13/2017Level of dependency, weight gain

71

Woman

Two years or more

Anxiety

Not worth it

Worked well

Big hassle

Reviewed Paxilon 7/26/2017Huge weight gain as a side effect - I'm talking 2kgs per month while eating well and exercising. Had I known about the weight gain I never would've use Paxil
Withdrawls are like nothing on earth - don't wish them on my worst enemy